Rare Whisky Up On The Block

A pair of ultra-rare whiskies – Macallan 62-Year-Old and Mortlach 70-Year-Old – will be put up on the block at the upcoming Bonhams whisky sale next month in Scotland. Housed in a Lalique crystal decanter, the Macallan 62 was bottled on November 10, 1950 at 53.1% alcohol content [106.2 proof] and is Number 200 of a limited edition bottling of 400. Notes of fruit, ginger and cigar leaf are said to be present in the Macallan 62.

Meanwhile, the Mortlach 70 comes swathed in a Brazilian Rosewood case as Bottle #53 of 54 bottles created on October 15, 1938. It has an alcohol content of 46.1% [92.2 proof] and is said to have fruit and smoke notes. Both whiskies have their price ranges set between $32,000 and $50,000.

The Bonhams whisky sale is scheduled to be held in Edinburgh on October 1, 2014.